Utako Koguchi
Directing
Biography
Born in Tokyo. Studied theater in the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Waseda University, and began making 8mm films. Has worked as a dance instructor, editor, film publicist, film crew member, and art school assistant, and develops visual art performances and sessions that transcend genres. Major works include The Rain (selected for the 1982 Pia FilmFestival), O-de-ka-ke Diary (Grand Prize at the 1989 Image ForumFestival), The Sleeping Flower (Special Jury Prize at the 1991 Image ForumFestival), and A Dandelion (Rosaceae) (1990 Ebiten golden director). Active in nurturing young talent as coordinator of arts events and workshops, and teaches at universities including Musashino Art University, Tama Art University, and at the Art and Architecture School of Waseda University.
Known For
Collective experimental film by Team 8mm TENGOKU.
Lost Way
The fictional girls' magazine Monthly Ophelia unfolds the literary world of three female writers born in 1896. Ophelia, a legendary girl who died by the river, is resurrected as a boy and lives deep underwater. She reminisces about her childhood and immerses herself in her favorite books across time.
Ophelia's Favorite Books
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The Rain
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A Melancholy Girl
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O-DE-KA-KE Diary Part 2 - The Home of Grass
Drawing our attention to the ambiguities of sexuality, queering the relationship between body, image and voice; the filmmaker refers to it as an indirect reflection on the worldwide AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
A Dandelion, Rosaceae
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Etude of Szerny and Burgüller
A walk, a moment at the beach... And the Japanese filmmaker Utako Koguchi behind the heard piano.
At the Sea
Experimental short by Utako Koguchi.
Axolotl Wooper Looper’s Lair
Experimental short by Utako Koguchi.
Utako Koguchi's "Petit-Cam" Diary
A mental journey through a woman's physical odyssey through urban landscapes and nature.
O-DE-KA-KE Diary
An 8mm film by Utako Koguchi.